the 115,000 they offered is a canard. i will offer $315,000 under the same terms and conditions. however, that would be bad for the community and bad for san francisco. but if that is what the city once, we will raise it $100,000. that is a canard. aside from that, i think you. thank you very much, and i would like to submit this long list of people who say we represent truth, justice, and the american way, environmental organizations and that sort of thing. >> thank you. >> is there any other public comment on this item, please? if there is anyone else, please come forward now. >> good evening, commissioners. i have a variety of comments.

>> is there a market of trading minutes out there i am not aware of? >> absolutely. >> go ahead. >> i sat through these meetings. i am surprised, there were only a couple of commissioners there who were interested in landmark status. i think what the staff has presented is not quite accurate. second, you have a letter from the golden gate audubon society about the international audubon, which apparently is not a good organization to listen to. they supported the golf course that killed federally listed endangered species and i hope this organization will be taken off the list. the truth about talking about letters that you get, i am very concerned, one of the letters was from the fisherman's wharf

wax museum. what is that? i we talking about the modification of the boat house? -- are we talking about the mummification of the boat house? >> you cannot control where the letters come from. >> i know that staff is beating the bushes to get these letters. i think it is weird. >> be nice to the staff. >> it is their job. >> my last comment, this points to the trend to make golden gate park a tourist attraction, letters from the visitor's bureau. idoes not what golden gate park is there for. all of the testimony that you have heard today is people's love for their parks and the institutions. you are taking a course that i think is affecting us in a very

unfortunate matter. you will not have any money next year. you need the people's support and you need to think about this very carefully. thank you. >> thank you. >> is there any other public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> commissioner lee? >> i want to back up to the gentleman who just spoke. just a moment ago, you offered to increase your guaranteed minimum right to $300,000, which would be double what the minimum rent is on this. >> what? i don't remember that. i offered $315,000 straight on exactly the same terms and conditions. if you allow me to sell cost of food and have boats that are 60 years old, if you allow me to

run it in the same way, if you tell me you did not what the store renovation, you don't want me to take the oil and jumped and everything out of there and return it to the historical integrity, if you don't want us to implement all of the environmental measures that make it something special and raise the level and standard for all national parks at, then yes, i am raising the ante. i am telling you what the mcclellans are offering. he looked like a really smart man. just look at their offer. you will know that what we're offering is something totally different and much better. respectfully. >> nick, have you study this proposal? and what mr. ortega is considering. is there some halfway point, perhaps, where we can increase

the guaranteed minimum rent and also have the type of concession that we as a commission want? >> yeah, so just to back up, the rfq the commission approved in december of last year poor air ties capital improvements of the building -- prioritize the capital improvements of the building. there were no financial terms included in the rfq because we wanted to get a concessionaire that was willing, able, and committed to restoring the historic stow lake boat house. we negotiated a contract with ortega that while we think certainly meets all of the commission's request regarding the improvements it makes the improvement and renovation and restoration of the still like boat house also has an

aggressive right package. we would see a year one increase of 33%. the direction staff has consistently received from this body is we should prioritize the capital investment there. the idea of reducing that capital investment and increasing the capital needs is not one that staff has pursued. commissioner lee: this is the first i have heard this offer from mr. ortega. that is why i have asked if when discussing bill weast be discussed the possibility -- when you were discussing this police you discuss this possibility and are we getting the best deal? >> we evaluate whether we are getting the best deal that we could, and we feel that staff firmly believes that would follow the commission's direction the negotiating a contract that has aggressive for

rent coupled with not only upfront capital improvement costs but also ongoing maintenance budget, a dedicated budget. >> let me interrupt. i think what is being said by mr. ortega, if he matched apples to apples with the existing operator, that he could offer more moneyb. itut the rfp and the direction from this commission was to upgrade the food and the building and the service. he is saying having done that, he is giving to proposal that is in front of us. so i think that is a fair statement. we are improving from our own edict certain aspects of this, and i don't think it is a smart idea tonight to try to renegotiate the lease. commissioner lee: i am not suggesting that, but --

>> but that was the point, you are comparing apples to oranges if you think his number and their number are the same. commissioner lee: for clarification, i did vote against the rfq for that reason, because i felt that when we took the vote that emphasis should be placed on the rent. that is why when we take a vote, i intend to vote against adoption of this, for that reason and others. president buell: thank you. are there any other questions? the three motion? it has been moved and seconded. all of those in favor? >> aye. president buell: opposed? commissioner lrr id oppodrf. -- commissionlee is opposed. >> we are on item number 13.

public comment. president buell: we're going to have some public comment. >> to so i don't have to keep repeating myself, if he could

direct staff that future agenda items include discussion of the status of the environmental review in every action that comes before you, and if there is documentation, whether it is eir < whenever the documentation, that is included in your packet and properly before you as the decision makers on discretionary actions within ceqa. that would be quite helpful. president buell: we would expect nothing less than the staff informing us of any ceqa or environmental implications on in the decision. there is a great dispute by everybody about what projects require it what type of ceqa review. it is not the intent of the commission to ask the staff to address that on every particular issue, but only those that are applicable from the staff's if you point to have ceqa review,

and i would expect that we get it. if we are not, i would say we're not getting the staff service we deserve. >> i agree, and there may be a change in local law that would actually required that more specifically. president buell: make us aware of it and we will ask our attorneys to inform us what is appropriate. >> i appreciate the dialogue on this. although you have had a very long meeting and many people did not agree with decision you made, i felt this was conducted very respectfully and that you were a liberal in terms of time and in gauged in some dialogue, which not all commissions do. the past has not always been that way, and i appreciate the work all of you are doing. i would not be surprised, however, if the charter amendment to restructure this commission comes back if there is further debate about the merits of your decision.

it be that as it may, i just appreciate the manner in which your deliberations were conducted. president buell: i appreciate your comment. thank you. >> anyone else would like to make general public comment? item 13 is closed. item 14, commissioners matters. and the commissioners matters? any public comment on the item 14? seeing none, 14 is closed. item 15 is new business agenda setting. commissioners? vice president harrison: i would like to have placed on the agenda at a discussion on community gardens and oversight. >> ok, is there any public comment on this? singleton, 15 is closed. 16 is communications. is there any public comment on 16? seeing none, 16 is closed. at 17 is adjournment.

president buell: so moved. >> second. president buell: so moved and secondeded. thank you, one and all. >> many people are not aware of

this building was built in 1936. as a board to preserve the history and make the students aware of that history. the partnering between sfmoma and the arts commission means they will be more aware of the artwork that we have here, the artists that painted a, and the history behind this itself. >> students came from george washington, and it was wonderful to have them on a panel. people from the school board, those who have been painting for years, some conservative errors from the getty. to have them tell us about the works of their school was important. it represents african-american artists to during the 20's and 30's used an incredible body of

work. it is one of the most incredible works of art in the city, bar none. it is a huge mural of incredible works. >> the san francisco civic arts collection has been in existence since the turn of the century. it consists of everything from monument to golden gate park to market street, other works in the collection, from the wpa era, the quite tower, the works from the george washington high school. we have the contemporary education, where they depict some of the vocational arts that were taught at george washington high school. what is interesting is the artist's and corp. of some of the -- incorporation of some of the architectural elements. they used the speaker from the p

a system as part of the design. on the opposite side of the library, we have a large fresco which depicts the academic subjects that were taught at the time. it serves as a foil to the other fresco in the library, we have academic subjects on one side, vocational subjects on the other, and result is the concept of a well-rounded education. additionally, what we plan to do is the academy of hospitality and tourism will be part of, so the students can share with other students, faculty, the neighborhood, and others to come by and what to look to the artwork we have. >> by working with the students, we hope to raise awareness of the collection and foster stewardship.

we brought diego rivera to the city. i think the wpa art work is characterized by stylized robustness and a pervasive occupation with a historical. in this panel, we have a depiction of george washington moving west. what is interesting about it is the image of lewis and clark here is in black and white, something that is occurring in the future, painted as though it was in the past. what is interesting about it is the very obvious conclusion of slavery. the number of students were expressing unease around some of the themes.

the additional mural would be placed in the school, one with more positive representation of the student body. in 1974, they completed three panels that were placed in the library -- in the lobby. they depict native, latino, asian american, and african- american heritage and culture. >> that artist was talking about the history coming alive. that is what we want for the students here. i also think they might share that with past alumni and the community, so they could no the treasure that we have here in the schools. many people have the same experience i did when i first walked into this building three years ago, being the new principal. the grandeur of these murals is fantastic. many of the students who have

come here have come here and are very proud of these murals. they're so happy that they're still here and are being preserved. >> to learn more about the civic art collection, visit tape 55 >> welcome, this is carl. >> great to meet you. >> great to me you, and i want

to thank you for your interest and this is the city's animal shelter. and come in and a lot of people come here to adopt a animal or if they have lost their animal or looking for other animals. and we deal with other animals like birds and rabbits and you name it. this is more to see in this facility and more to see in the community. and i suggest you go with an animal control person and see what they co, whether rescuing animals in distress or hit by a car or dealing with aggressive animals or wildlife or a variety of things. you can only get that flavor with them and doing it first hand. >> i have been with animal

control for about six years, i spent a year in the kennel and then the office came up and i started doing it and it really fit. it's really the job for me. and animals i have to handle and i know what i am doing, i rarely get scared. [whistle]. we do a lot of investigations and most are not as bad as people report but everyone once in a while they are. and i had one and people had moved out and the dog was in the inside and it makes me teary and when the dog is in the backyard, and i can pull an animal out of a horrible

environment and feel good. >> where does this animal go after this? >> they go for the shots and then the kennel. >> and if they just found this, and once we enter everything in the computer and they can track to find out if the dog went back home. we hold them for five days. >> this is a stray dog and it came in today and we immobilize it and then put it in a room with food and water. >> and then evaluate for medical behavior and see if anyone is interested in adopting then. >> we want to be sure that their behavior is good for the average adopter and not

aggression problem, toward people or animals. >> and if they growl and don't bite the hand, she passes that. and good girl, in case she has something in her mouth, we get it out. and one more test, called the startle test and it startled hear but she came to me. and passed the handling test. >> for the mental exam i feel for lumps and bumps. and the ears and see if they are infected and look at the eyes and be sure they are clear and don't have cataracts and look at their teeth and heart. this is the first job that i feel i make a dvrngs.

-- difference. and we may do 40 to 80 animals a day for treatments. and do blood work and skin scrapings and cultures to diagnose different diseases. and x-rays, i can take an animal that would be euthanized at a different shelter and fix it and get it ready for a home. >> we have a partnership and we let a professional groomer run a private business from our facility and in turn grooms our shelter animals. what is the big deal of that? when someone comes to adopt an animal, if it looks good, chances are it will be adopted more. >> and we groom and clean the

ears and the works. >> typically a shelter wouldn't have grooming? >> not at all. and these dogs are treated with the utmot -- utmost care that others can't provide. this is a shampoo to bring out the luster. and i feel satisfied in helping the shelter pets be adopted and to be a part of such a wonderful staff, from the top all the way down. if she passes our evaluation, she will stay until she's adopted. if you are interested in adoption and don't want to put them to sleep, that means at a last resort, we will give you a call before putting to sleep. you are not bound to the dog, and we would give you a call,

and it's an actual adoption and cost $107 and it will be your dog. >> the volunteers to meet are the unsung heroes in this field that take the animals to hope and nurse them to get strong enough to come down and rehome. without volunteers, i would have to be honest to say this wouldn't be much more than a pound. we thank god that we have the number of committed people coming down and helping us out, it makes all the difference in the world. >> when you want to come in and volunteer, you go through a general orientation, about two hours. there is a lot of flexibility. and the various programs available, are baseline dog walking.

you can work with the cats. you can work with tony's kitty rescue, with the small animals and guinea pigs and birds and chickens. >> you always have an appreciative audience. >> do you feel that what you have learned here helped you with your own dogs? >> the training they don't have? yes. and it's things that you learn, we usually outlive our dogs and every time you get a new one, you have skills to teach them. >> one of the programs is training program and it's staffed by a member of the community and one of the programs she has is dog socialization. >> we started this program for

canine socialization. and all the dogs available for adoption get to play for two hours. and it's a time for them to get incredible exercise and play with other dogs and we have remedial socialization. and it's incredible the dogs and they get exercise and run and tumble and when most adopters come to look in the afternoon, they are quiet and settled. >> and i want come and someone sees a dog and loves it, it's quick. and after three weekends, i saw him and he connected and i connected and came back. >> what is your experience of working with the animals? >> unbelievable. from the guy that is came to

the house and everyone here, they are friendly and knowledge believe and -- knowledgeable and they care about the animals. >> and it's a great place to visit and look at the animals and maybe fall in love and take one home. and look at our grooming program and volunteer program and many say, hey, this